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2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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All 51 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Elizabeth Dennis Ruth Brown David Levett
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 19 seats, 25.9% 15 seats, 32.4% 15 seats, 30.3%
Seats won 25 19 7
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 4 Decrease 8
Popular vote 29,564 24,349 22,756
Percentage 35.6% 29.3% 27.4%
Swing Increase 9.7% Decrease 3.1% Decrease 2.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Leader before election

Elizabeth Dennis
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Daniel Allen
Labour
No overall control

The 2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect members of North Hertfordshire District Council in Hertfordshire. It was held alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] New ward boundaries come into effect for this election, increasing the number of councillors from 49 to 51.[2]

Summary

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Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a coalition of Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[3]

Following the election, the council remained under no overall control. Labour was still the largest party and increased its number of seats, but fell one short of winning an overall majority. The Liberal Democrats also increased their number of seats. The Conservatives were reduced to just seven seats, and their group leader, David Levett, lost his seat. The Conservatives subsequently chose Ralph Muncer to be their new group leader after the election.[4]

Labour also changed its leader after the election. Elizabeth Dennis, who had served as group leader and leader of the council since 2021, was replaced by Daniel Allen.[5] He was formally appointed as the new leader of the council, leading a Labour minority administration, at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2024.[6]

Previous council composition

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After 2023 election Before 2024 election After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 19 Labour 19 Labour 25
Liberal Democrats 15 Liberal Democrats 15 Liberal Democrats 19
Conservative 15 Conservative 15 Conservative 7

Election result

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2024 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 51 25 6 0 Increase 6 49.0 35.6 29,564 +9.7
  Liberal Democrats 51 19 4 0 Increase 4 37.3 29.3 24,349 –3.1
  Conservative 51 7 0 6 Decrease 8 13.7 27.4 22,756 –2.9
  Green 20 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 5.6 4,638 –1.9
  Reform UK 7 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.5 1,215 +0.8
  CPA 8 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 410 ±0.0
  Independent 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 195 –2.5

Ward results

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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by North Hertfordshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[7] The results by ward are as follows.[8][9]

An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[10]

Arbury

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Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Wade Tyson*
(Tom Tyson) 		539 51.4
Conservative Nicola Marianne Da Costa
(Nikki Da Costa) 		380 36.2
Labour Elizabeth Eleanor Oliver
(Liz Oliver) 		78 7.4
Green Anne Fletcher 52 5.0
Turnout 1,052 46.94
Registered electors 2,241
Liberal Democrats hold

Baldock East

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Baldock East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhona Ann Cameron 418 38.8
Labour Stewart Robert Willoughby 407 37.8
Conservative Lee Henry-John Perrott 366 34.0
Conservative Juan Cowell* 323 30.0
Liberal Democrats Steven Paul Thomas
(Steve Thomas) 		289 26.8
Liberal Democrats Phillip Christopher Weeder*
(Phil Weeder) 		281 26.1
Turnout 1,084 47.50
Registered electors 2,282
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour win (new seat)

Baldock West

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Baldock West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alistair Kieran Oliver Willoughby* 1,002 45.7
Labour Emma Jane Rowe 960 43.8
Conservative Michael Muir* 847 38.6
Labour James Thomas O'Gorman Toone 801 36.5
Conservative Richard Mark Salt 654 29.8
Conservative Andrew Dempster Young 628 28.6
Green Kruna Vukmirovic 276 12.6
Liberal Democrats David Sims 231 10.5
Reform UK Philippa Mary Clayton
(Pippa Clayton) 		177 8.1
Liberal Democrats James William Barber
(Jim Barber) 		176 8.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Barber 138 6.3
Turnout 2,199 38.87
Registered electors 5,658
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cadwell

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Cadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Jane Peace* 360 41.7 −15.0
Conservative Charles Laing 342 39.7 11.8
Labour Alan Garth Trangmar 121 14.0 5.1
Green Roger Nisbet 39 4.5 −2.2
Turnout 864 43.20
Registered electors 2,000
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -13.4

Codicote and Kimpton

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Codicote and Kimpton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Gerald Muncer* 731 51.0
Conservative Steven Neil Patmore 588 41.0
Labour Davina Jane Ross-Anderson
(Davina Anderson) 		382 26.7
Liberal Democrats Amy Elizabeth Finch 366 25.5
Labour Mark Shepherd Lenthall
(Mark Lenthall) 		336 23.4
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Margaret Parkin 279 19.5
Turnout 1,439 37.94
Registered electors 3,793
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ermine

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Ermine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Lawrence Prescott 384 45.0
Liberal Democrats Hugo John Rainey 310 36.3
Labour Thomas Giles Lingard 80 9.4
Green Hugh David Parker 80 9.4
Turnout 866 39.71
Registered electors 2,181
Conservative hold

Graveley, St Ippolyts and Wymondley

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Graveley, St Ippolyts and Wymondley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Jennifer McDonnell 361 44.6
Liberal Democrats Dominic John Crean Griffiths* 357 44.1
Conservative Michael Frank Goddard 263 32.5
Conservative Ian Robert Moody* 232 28.7
Labour Inderjit Sunner
(Indie Sunner) 		129 15.9
Labour Gordon Philip White 111 13.7
Green Emma Louise Newport 89 11.0
Turnout 817 39.07
Registered electors 2,091
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Great Ashby

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Great Ashby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vijaiya Prashan Poopalasingham
(VJ Poopalasingham) 		546 40.8
Labour Laura Jane Williams 520 38.9
Liberal Democrats Hayley Michelle Collins 485 36.2
Liberal Democrats Sally Margaret Jarvis
(Sal Jarvis) 		441 33.0
Conservative Olusegun Adeola Laniyan
(Segun Laniyan) 		276 20.6
Conservative Michael Hewitt 264 19.7
Turnout 1,348 33.92
Registered electors 3,974
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hitchin Bearton

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Hitchin Bearton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Clive Albert* 1,484 53.2
Labour Valerie Ann Bryant*
(Val Bryant) 		1,451 52.0
Labour David James Winstanley*
(Dave Winstanley) 		1,383 49.6
Green Deolinda Maria Eltringham 510 18.3
Green Mary Karin Marshall 502 18.0
Green Timothy Peter Lee
(Tim Lee) 		389 13.9
Liberal Democrats Susana Muñoz Maniega 367 13.2
Liberal Democrats Joanne Charlotte Collins 363 13.0
Conservative Sarah Jane Free 362 13.0
Conservative Faye Susan Frost* 326 11.7
Conservative Mark Anderson Scott 321 11.5
Liberal Democrats Ayan Kumar Halder 285 10.2
Reform UK Charles Spencer Bunker 114 4.1
CPA Robert Leslie Adams
(Bob Adams) 		58 2.1
CPA Randy Oluebube Akubue 38 1.4
CPA Olubukola Omotayo Cordle
(Bukky Cordle) 		34 1.2
Turnout 2,801 41.88
Registered electors 6,688
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hitchin Highbury

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Hitchin Highbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Peter William Collins*
(Sam Collins) 		1,074 48.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Daniel Clayden
(Jon Clayden) 		919 41.7
Labour Angela Jean Griggs 544 24.7
Labour Thomas Patrick Luke Hogan
(Tom Hogan) 		456 20.7
Conservative William James Robert Dunlop
(Will Dunlop) 		431 19.6
Conservative Gulshan Deep Singh Mangat 374 17.0
Green Julie Sharon Rackham 163 7.4
Reform UK David Leal-Bennett 126 5.7
CPA Leigh Smith 47 2.1
Turnout 2,213 46.43
Registered electors 4,766
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hitchin Oughton

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Hitchin Oughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clare Helen Billing* 846 61.2
Labour Nigel David Mason* 787 56.9
Conservative Matthew James Robert Ellinger 263 19.0
Conservative Michael Ernest Humphrey Leach 220 15.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Elizabeth Senechal 212 15.3
Liberal Democrats Gary Antony James Hammond 211 15.3
CPA Daisy Appoh 56 4.1
CPA Hollison James 53 3.8
Turnout 1,395 34.67
Registered electors 4,024
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hitchin Priory

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Hitchin Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Richard Hoskins* 974 46.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Francis Lucas*
(Chris Lucas) 		820 39.4
Conservative Laura Catherine Douglas-Hamilton 543 26.1
Labour Susan Eirwen Dearden
(Sue Dearden) 		538 25.8
Labour Christabel Anna Robinson
(Bella Callow-Robinson) 		483 23.2
Conservative Roger Brian Piepenstock 454 21.8
Green Grace Woodward 202 9.7
Turnout 2,090 46.76
Registered electors 4,470
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats hold

Hitchin Walsworth

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Hitchin Walsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Louise Dennis* 1,256 50.4
Labour Donna Catherine Wright 1,188 47.7
Labour Daniel Ian Wright-Mason* 1,132 45.4
Green William Lavin 576 23.1
Conservative Victoria Clare Dunlop 512 20.6
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Julie Townsend
(Liz Townsend) 		511 20.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ircha 458 18.4
Conservative Adeniyi Adetayo Anthony John-Goodman
(Anthony John-Goodman) 		456 18.3
Conservative Gary Cornwell Morley 443 17.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Ian King 387 15.5
CPA Sidney Clifford Cordle
(Sid Cordle) 		91 3.7
Turnout 2,503 40.08
Registered electors 6,245
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hitchwood

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Hitchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Giuseppe Graziano
(Joe Graziano) 		472 54.5
Labour Francis William Carr
(Frank Carr) 		204 23.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Ann Stanier 190 21.9
Turnout 868 37.27
Registered electors 2,329
Conservative win (new seat)

Knebworth

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Knebworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Lisa Nash*
(Lisa Nash) 		997 54.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Michael Ward 664 36.5
Conservative James Mark Crofts
(Jamie Crofts) 		595 32.7
Conservative Mohammad Mohsin Miah 580 31.9
Labour Janet Lynne Gosling
(Jan Gosling) 		224 12.3
Labour Paul William Balbi 176 9.7
Green Davina Ruth Malcolm 170 9.3
Turnout 1,826 44.49
Registered electors 4,104
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Letchworth Grange

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Letchworth Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Victoria Fernandes 637 51.4
Labour Ian Mantle* 614 49.6
Conservative Cory James Bloxham 277 22.4
Conservative Harrison Michael Edwards 211 17.0
Green Andrew Mark Wallis 160 12.9
Reform UK Steven Adelantado
(Steve Adelantado) 		154 12.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Kathleen Mary Freeman 126 10.2
Liberal Democrats Samick Sofat 73 5.9
CPA Mark William Webb 33 2.7
Turnout 1,244 30.16
Registered electors 4,125
Labour hold
Labour hold

Letchworth Norton

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Letchworth Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Peter Mark Allen* 794 50.0
Labour Tina Bhartwas 665 41.9
Conservative Simon Nicholas Bloxham* 521 32.8
Conservative Morgan William Derbyshire 452 28.4
Green David Paul Morris 266 16.7
Liberal Democrats Roy Grergory Thompson 187 11.8
Liberal Democrats Sharon Ann Weeder 158 9.9
Turnout 1,599 41.03
Registered electors 3,897
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Letchworth South East

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Letchworth South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sadie Rebecca Laura Billing 1,067 51.0
Labour Tamsin Le Ann Scott Thomas* 995 47.5
Labour Michael John Debenham*
(Mick Debenham) 		937 44.7
Conservative David Charles Levett* 583 27.8
Conservative James Durston 532 25.4
Conservative Hammad Baig 504 24.1
Green Maryla Josephine Hart 370 17.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Anthony James Marment 317 15.1
Liberal Democrats Heather MacMillan 283 13.5
Liberal Democrats Barry Peter Neale 172 8.2
Turnout 2,118 33.13
Registered electors 6,393
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour hold

Letchworth South West

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Letchworth South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sean Prendergast* 1,301 44.6
Liberal Democrats Claire Elizabeth Winchester 1,244 42.6
Liberal Democrats David Nigel Chalmers 1,197 41.0
Conservative Terence William Hone*
(Terry Hone) 		859 29.4
Conservative Stephen Robert Boakes 780 26.7
Conservative Andrew Malcolm Clare 765 26.2
Labour Rebecca Frances Kirk 456 15.6
Labour Martin John Steards-Handscomb 449 15.4
Labour Jeryl Carolyn Willoughby 331 11.3
Green Dugald James Muir 298 10.2
Reform UK Garry Edward Warren 236 8.1
Reform UK Thomas Gilbert Coates
(Tom Coates) 		205 7.0
Reform UK Edward Birdsall 203 7.0
Turnout 2,925 44.99
Registered electors 6,502
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Letchworth Wilbury

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Letchworth Wilbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amy Dawn Allen* 739 59.0
Labour Sean Nolan* 688 54.9
Conservative Monica Madeline Bloxham 267 21.3
Conservative Janine Ann Paterson 185 14.8
Liberal Democrats David Robert May 150 12.0
Liberal Democrats Louise Donna Phillips 150 12.0
Turnout 1,271 31.42
Registered electors 4,045
Labour hold
Labour hold

Offa

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Offa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David John Barnard* 558 46.5
Conservative Claire Patricia Annette Strong* 470 39.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Stevenson 325 27.1
Liberal Democrats Natali Topliff 323 26.9
Labour Stewart Rex Bryant 245 20.4
Labour Bridget Geraldine Duffy 200 16.7
Green Nicola Jane Clark
(Nicky Clark) 		136 11.3
Turnout 1,202 42.28
Registered electors 2,843
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Royston Heath

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Royston Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Gillian Brown* 791 56.4
Liberal Democrats Bryony Clare May* 690 49.2
Conservative Martin David Lewis 326 23.2
Conservative Mark Robert Crowley 306 21.8
Labour Shirley Maria Clark 213 15.2
Labour Kenneth Garland
(Ken Garland) 		178 12.7
Green Desmond Peter Stephens
(Des Stephens) 		117 8.3
Turnout 1,412 37.49
Registered electors 3,766
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Royston Meridian

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Royston Meridian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Barnes*
(Matt Barnes) 		958 47.4
Liberal Democrats Timothy Wesley Johnson
(Tim Johnson) 		827 40.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Ruth Clifton
(Ruth Clifton) 		796 39.4
Conservative Susanna Voronovitskaya
(Suzy Brandes) 		616 30.5
Conservative Callum Lachlan Bartram-Bell 608 30.1
Conservative Roman Mamatov 508 25.1
Labour Sarah Elizabeth Lucas 396 19.6
Labour Vaughan West 395 19.6
Labour Stephen Lockett 358 17.7
Green Karl John Francis Sedgemore
(Francis Sedgemore) 		215 10.6
Turnout 2,032 38.69
Registered electors 5,252
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Royston Palace

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Royston Palace
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Jayne Brownjohn* 581 40.3
Labour Christopher Volante Hinchliff*
(Chris Hinchliff) 		546 37.9
Conservative Jean Margaret Green 376 26.1
Liberal Democrats Emma Jane Squire-Smith 362 25.1
Conservative Paul Lewis Fletcher 337 23.4
Liberal Democrats Gillian Lewis
(Gill Lewis) 		334 23.2
Independent Lisa Jayne Adams 195 13.5
Turnout 1,466 34.70
Registered electors 4,167
Labour hold
Labour hold

Weston and Sandon

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Weston and Sandon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Kenneth Jarvis*
(Steve Jarvis) 		540 78.3
Conservative Martin Ingerslev Kristensen 85 12.3
Labour Rhys Iwan Lancaster 37 5.4
Green Elizabeth Ford
(Elizabeth Ryder Ford) 		28 4.1
Turnout 696 42.86
Registered electors 1,624
Liberal Democrats hold

References

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  1. ^ "Changes to North Herts election cycle | North Herts Council". www.north-herts.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ "New political map for North Herts Council | North Herts Council". www.north-herts.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ Barrow, Georgia (5 May 2023). "North Herts election result 2023: Gains for Labour and Lib Dems". The Comet. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ Barrow, Georgia (9 May 2024). "North Herts Tories appoint Cllr Ralph Muncer as leader". The Comet. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ Mountney, Dan (11 May 2024). "Labour to put forward new leader to head North Herts Council". The Comet. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Council meeting, 23 May 2024". North Herts Council. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Current elections and councillor vacancies". North Hertfordshire District Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. ^ Barrow, Georgia (3 May 2024). "North Herts Council local election results 2024 in full". The Comet. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Election results 2024". North Herts Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Your councillors by party". North Herts Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

See also

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